Books

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 2667 · Language: Hebrew

This is from a prayer book with afternoon and evening prayers for weekdays and Sabbath. There is no publication information.

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Archival Materials

Verification Certificates of Baghdadi Jewish Community Members

IJA Number: 2643 · Language: Arabic

These are archival materials from the Baghdadi Jewish Community containing mostly birth, engagement, and marriage certificates all issued in 1946. One certificate verifies the name of a community member and another confirms a birth date (1921).

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Correspondence and Student Rosters, Baghdadi Jewish School; Documents from the Burial Society

IJA Number: 2635 · Language: Arabic

This item contains mostly school records from Baghdadi Jewish schools and includes: correspondence between schools and the Iraqi Ministry of Education; instructions for administering state education tests, test results, class rosters, proctor rosters; curriculum outlines for different class subjects (such as trade law, Arabic, and English). Also included are the bullet points of a Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society) meeting and one document detailing property owned by the Baghdadi Jewish community.

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Archival Materials

Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Grounds Bills and Receipts

IJA Number: 2634 · Language: Arabic

These are bills and receipts for all kinds of services and items for the Baghdadi Jewish community: carpentry, paint, construction supplies, wood, electrical services, projectors, sporting goods, and food and refreshments for the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Ground.

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Books

סדור מנחת ירושלם

IJA Number: 783 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the afternoon and weekday service according to the Baghdadi custom. There are many copies of this book in the collection.

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מחזור לראש השנה

IJA Number: 775 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for the Jewish New Year printed in Livorno. It is in the Sephardic custom.

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סדור מנחת ירושלם

IJA Number: 2469 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the afternoon and weekday service according to the Baghdadi custom. There are many copies of this book in the collection.

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Receipts, Primarily from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee

IJA Number: 2631 · Language: Arabic

These are financial documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, mostly receipts and paid electric, gas, and water bills. The majority are from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, including bank statements for the committee from the Eastern Bank. Some of the receipts are for sports equipment, like volleyballs and basketballs. Other items include auto parts, uniforms, plumbing and electrical services, and groceries.

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Books

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 2517 · Language: Hebrew

This is a section of a book that includes Hafṭarot for the weekly Torah reading and commentaries on the Mishnah and the Talmud. This might be part of a prayer book. There is no publication information.

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ספר עין יעקב חלק ב

IJA Number: 2628 · Language: Hebrew

This is volume two of a set of commentary on Jewish literature printed in Vilna

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סדור מנחת ירושלם

IJA Number: 782 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the afternoon and weekday service according to the Baghdadi custom. There are many copies of this book in the collection.

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אור גדול חמשה חומשי תורה ספר דברים

IJA Number: 767 · Language: Hebrew

This is the book of Deuteronomy that includes the Hafṭarot and the morning service for Shabat.

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[Book Section - Prayer Book]

IJA Number: 1368 · Language: Hebrew

This is part of a prayer book for the three pilgrimage festivals. There is no publication information.

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מנחה בלולה: והוא ספר מכמה וכמה שאלות ותשובות

IJA Number: 883 · Language: Hebrew

This is a book of responsa about Jewish law printed in Vilna.

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ספר כבוד חכמים

IJA Number: 762 · Language: Hebrew

This is a collection of sermons by the 17th century rabbi Judah Leib Pukhovitser.

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ספר שער בת רבים

IJA Number: 761 · Language: Hebrew

This is a collection of sermons and essays on the weekly Hafṭarot.

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מחזור לשלש רגלים

IJA Number: 2428 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book printed in Vienna for the Three Pilgrimage Festivals in the Sephardic style.

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Archival Materials

Student's French Grammar Notebook

IJA Number: 2604 · Language: French

This is a student's French grammar notebook with exercises of diagramming sentences. The notebook is not filled out completely. There is a blank weekly progress chart at the beginning of the notebook.

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Members Attending Jewish Lay Council Meetings

IJA Number: 2602 · Language: Arabic

This is a handwritten notebook with names of members in attendance at Jewish Lay Council meetings.

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ספר קריאי מועד

IJA Number: 2591 · Language: Hebrew

This is a prayer book for the three pilgrimage festivals. There is no title page.

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פרקי אבות עם פירש חסדי אבות

IJA Number: 755 · Language: Hebrew

This is the tractate of Mishnah Pirḳe Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) including commentary by the famous Baghdadi Rabbi Joseph Ḥayyim, known as the Ben Ish Ḥai.

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Entrance Exams, Rosters, Student Test Scores, Frank Iny, Shamash Secondary, and Menahem S. Daniel’s Schools

IJA Number: 2552 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are archival documents from the Frank Iny, Shamash Secondary, and Menahem S. Daniel’s schools in Baghdad. They contain correspondence regarding student affairs; ledgers of student exam scores for all schools, 1957-1965 and 1970; class rosters for the Frank Iny sixth primary, 1959-1963; and the following exams: Frank Iny School entrance exam to the first intermediate level for English, French, mathematics, and calculus, 1959-1966; Frank Iny primary school exam for mathematics and calculus, 1965; Shamash Secondary School entrance exam to the fourth year for mathematics and English literature, 1962-1965. Exams are written in English, Arabic and French.

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ספר כפור תמים חלק שני

IJA Number: 754 · Language: Hebrew

This is part two of a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for Yom Kipur printed in Baghdad.

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שער הגלגולים: השאר השמיני

IJA Number: 861 · Language: Hebrew

This is the eighth and last volume of a set of Ḳabalistic books.

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